- Australian Visions Success Planner
- The Change Agency – resources for community organisers & activists for social & environmental change
- INFFER : Investment Framework for Environmental Resources – “tool for developing and prioritising projects to address environmental issues such as water quality, biodiversity, environmental pests and land degradation. It aims to achieve the most valuable environmental outcomes with the available resources”
- Water Planning Tools for Australian Water and Catchment Management. Project Team – Griffith University, CSIRO, Sunshine Coast University and Charles Sturt University & Partnership -National Water Commission and Land & Water Australia. (Land & Water Australia is managing the project on behalf of the partners.)
- Monitoring Revegetation Projects for Biodiversity in Rainforest Landscapes (Rainforest CRC Report 51) John Kanowski and Carla P. Catterall ISBN 0 86443 767 6
- Country Matters – Interactive Social Atlas of Rural and Regional Australia
- Qld Register – Statutory Authorities, Committees, Councils, Advisory Boards
- NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet -
- Qld Regional Natural Resource Management – Qld Government Natural Resource Management Tools
- Qld Government Environmental Protection Agency – Biodiversity Assessment & Mapping Methodology (BAMM) – Qld Government EPA Biodiversity Assessment Tool
- Qld Government Department of Public Works (Works Division) – Design for Sustainable Living: an online curriculum (sustainability learning tool) resource for middle & senior years of schooling
- Regional Nature Conservation Strategy for SE QLD 2003-2008 – Decision Support Tools
- Qld Government Environmental Protection Agency – ecoBiz rebate round 3 – reduce your carbon emission, water, waste & energy costs
- Queensland Government Natural Resources & Water – Waterwise toolkits -
- NSW Department of Environment & Climate Change (DECC) Knowledge Centre for teachers, schools and community educators -
- Australia General reference Online (Western Australia) – offline for a few days
- Australian Government- Environmental Reporting Tool
- Australian Tools – EnvironmentReporting, Energy Efficiency Opportunities, Protected Matters of National Environmental Significance, National Inventory Pollutant Guide, Green Vehicle Guide
- Australian Government-Environmental tools & resources in your state or territory
- UNSWITCH Energy calculator- UNSW Environmental Management Program
- NSW Living sustainably interactive tools
- Victorian Government Ecological Footprint – Calculators – School calculator
- ACF – GreenHome – Eco-Calculator
useful tools
- Market- Based Instruments for NRM change at Australian Government’s Designer Carrots website
- Greening Australia’s EXCHANGE – National Vegetation Knowledge Service
- Australia’s Virtual Herbarium
- Pictures of Australian Rainforest Plants
- Common Invasive Plants in Australia
- Introduced Flora of Australia and its Weed Status
- Weeds Australia – Weed Identification Tool
- Australian Weeds CRC to be archived to the National Library of Australias Pandora
- Weeds in Australia home page
Chemicals, particularly agricultural chemicals, have been part of our lives and food chain for many decades now. Responsible use of chemicals is up to the user. If you choose to use a chemical, READ the LABEL!!!!
The manufacturers of chemicals are supposed to follow strict national guidelines in presenting information about the chemicals they produce and market. Hindsight has often shown agricultural chemical usage to be charged with consequences that are far reaching, in human health, as well as in environmental health. And the agricultural and veterinary chemical industry is not the only cause of chemicals in our food chains and ecosystems. Many products that we use in our homes can have dire effects on the ecosystems nearby. However, it is not up to bluecray to tell you what to do. It is your choice as to how you use agricultural chemicals, and which companies you choose to sponsor with your money (via purchasing). But remember – READ the LABEL. The following links will help you understand more about responsible use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals.
- Australian National Chemical Information Gateway – Australian Government department of the Environment, Heritage, Water & the Arts
- Australian Government Agriculture PORTAL – Agriculture & Veterinary Chemicals
- Registered Chemicals in Australia – the Australian Government Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority
- ChemClear Waste Disposal Selection Form
USA tools links
Global tools links
- Global – Welcome to Flickr – Photo Sharing
- Global – Zipcode Zoo Register an animal or plant
- Global – Create a Regional List for Plants or Animals in any Country
- Global – The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education – Play the sustainability GAME
- Global – Carbon dioxide emission calculator and offset estimator
- Global Footprint Network __ HOME – Ecological Footprint – Ecological Sustainability
